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diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pow.py b/Lib/test/test_pow.py
index c4aeb19..361a475 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pow.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pow.py
@@ -106,12 +106,9 @@ class PowTest(unittest.TestCase):
# platform pow() was buggy, and Python didn't worm around it.
eq = self.assertEquals
a = -1.0
- # XXX Temporary diagnostic for failure on alpha Debian buildbot
- from sys import __stdout__
- from math import floor
- print >> __stdout__, "*** Number: %r" % 1.23e167
- print >> __stdout__, "*** Floor: %r" % floor(1.23e167)
- # XXX End diagnostic message
+ # The next two tests can still fail if the platform floor()
+ # function doesn't treat all large inputs as integers
+ # test_math should also fail if that is happening
eq(pow(a, 1.23e167), 1.0)
eq(pow(a, -1.23e167), 1.0)
for b in range(-10, 11):